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FIARNOT 

Quotations  of  Courage 
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9FEAR  NOT« 


'    PREFACE 

"  I'm  afraid  "  — how  easily  the  phrase 
rises  to  our  lips !  As  if  life  were  a  game 
of  chess,  we  fear  to  make  a  move,  in 
doubt  how  it  will  be  met  by  another. 

One  moment's  call  within,  to  "  Halt ! " 
and  we  realize  our  professed  faith  is 
weak,  unreal. 

In  reading  the  Holy  Scriptures  we 
frequently  meet  the  command,  "Fear 
not,'*  followed  by  comforting  words  of 
strength  and  encouragement. 

Many  of  these  Promises  and  Com- 
mands are  here  collected  with  added 
thoughts  of  "living  saints  and  dead'* 
whose  words  and  deeds  alike  challenge 
us  to  fear  not — for  "the  Sword  of 
the  Spirit  which  is  the  Word  of  God" 
conquers  with  the  same  power  as  when 

first  spoken.  .^  w  -^ 

^  D.J.IX 

The  Pines,  Dickinson,  Texas. 


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«FEARNOT« 


Why  Live  and  Not  Be  Glorious 

Life's  more  than  breath,  and  the  quick  round 

of  blood, 
'Tis  a  great  spirit  and  a  busy  heart ; 
The  coward  and  the  small  in  soul  scarce  do 

live. 
One  generous  feeling,  one  great  thought,  one 

deed 
Of  good,  ere  night,  would  make  life  longer  seem 
Than  if  each  year  might  number  a  thousand 

days. 
Spent  as  is  this  by  nations  of  mankind. 
We  live  in  deeds,  not  years ;  in  thoughts,  not 

breaths ; 
In  feelings,  not  in  figures  on  a  dial. 
W^e  should  count  time  by  heart-throbs.   He 

most  lives 
W^ho  thinks  most,  feels  the  noblest,  acts  the 

best. 
Life's  but  a  means  unto  an  end, —  that  end, 
To  those  who  dwell  in  Him,  He  most  in  them. 
Beginning,  mean,  and  end  of  all  things, —  God. 
Why  will  we  live  and  not  be  glorious  ? 

Philip  James  Bailey, 


^FEARNOTS 


VPPPI 


Fear  not :   •   .   •  God  meant  it  unto 
good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day. 

Geneaia  i  :  J9'20. 

Be  ye  not  afraid,  neither  doubt,  for 

God  is  your  guide.  Eadraa  xvi :  75. 

Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread,  we 
pray, 
And  give  us  likewise.  Lord,  our 

daily  thought, 
That  our  poor  souls  may  strength- 
en as  they  ought. 
And  starve  not  on  the  husks  of  yester- 
day. PhiUipa  Brooka. 


®FEAR  NOT* 


But  the  Lord  is  my  defence;  and 
my  God  is  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 

Paalma  xciv:  22, 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  ter- 
ror by  night ;  nor  for  the  arrow  that 
flieth  by  day;  for  the  pestilence  that 
walketh  in  darkness;  nor  for  the 
destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday, 

Pamlma  xci:  5*6, 

Do  we  believe  in  the  existence  of  a 
spiritual  Kingdom,  a  life  of  supernatural 
power,  the  working  of  the  laws  of  Life 
that  are  as  inevitable  as  they  are  in- 
scrutable ?    Let  us  live  as  if  we  believed 

so.  From  Dear  Feast  of  Lent  Palm  Sunday. 


«FEARNOT« 


Be  not  afraid,  only  believe. 

St.  Mark  v:  36. 

.  .  .  And  whosoever  among  you 
feareth  God,  to  you  is  the  word  of  this 
salvation  sent.  Acta  xui:  26. 

This  was  the  first  angelic  word 
The  startled  shepherds  heard — 
"Fear  not!"    Beloved,  it  comes  to  you, 
A  celestial  message  sweet  and  true. 
As  true  for  you  as  it  was  for  them 
In  the  lonely  fields  of  Bethlehem ; 
As  sweet  today  as  it  was  that  night. 
When  the  glory  dazzled  their  mortal 

sight.  Frances  R.  Havergal. 


»FEARNOT« 


Fear  thou  not:  .  .  .  Let  not  thine 
hands  be  slack.  zechtruh  m:  is. 

Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know 
righteousness;  .  .  •  fear  ye  not  the  re- 
proach of  men,  neither  be  ye  afraid  of 
their  revilings.  laauh  u:  r. 

It  is  not  to  taste  sweet  things,  but  to 
do  noble  and  true  things^  and  vindicate 
himself  under  God's  Heaven  as  a  god- 
made  Man,  that  poorest  son  of  Adam 
dimly  longs.  Show  him  the  way  of 
doing    that,    the    dullest    day-drudge 

kindles  into  a  hero.  Thommm  Cmrlyle. 


*FEARNOT* 


.  .  .  Fear  not  the  gods  of  the 
Amorites  in  whose  land  ye  dwell. 

Judges  Ti:  10. 

With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh;  but 
with  us  is  the  LORD  our  God  to  help 
us,  and  to  fight  our  battles. 

//  Chronicles  xxxil:  8. 

Courage  does  not  consist  in  the  ab- 
sence of  fear,  but  in  the  subjugation  of 
fear.  Some  of  the  bravest  men  have 
had  the  most  intense  perception  of  dan- 
ger, and  the  most  sensible  apprehension 
of  its  fatal  consequences. 

Cardinal  Manning, 


«iFEARNOT* 


And  the  LORD  said  unto  him,  Peace 
be  unto  thee;  Fear  not. 

Judges  vi:  33. 

Behold,  the  Lord  GOD  will  come 
with  strong  hand,  and  his  arm  shall 
rule  for  him:  behold,  his  reward  is 
with  him,  and  his  work  before  him. 

IsMiah  xl:  10. 

I  came  from  God,  and  I'm  going 
back  to  God,  and  I  won't  have  any 
gaps  of  death  in  the  middle  of  my  life. 

George  MacDonald. 


9iFBARNOT« 


Fear  not,  O  land ;  be  glad  and  rejoice : 
for  the  Lord  will  do  great  things. 

Joel  ii:  21. 

The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  sal- 
vation; of  whom  shall  I  fear? 

Psalms  xxvii:  1, 

He  that  abideth  in  Him  will  bring 
forth  much  fruit;  and  bringing  forth 
much  fruit  is  Happiness.  The  infallible 
receipt  for  Happiness  then  is  to  do  good ; 
and  the  infallible  receipt  for  doing  good 
is  to  abide  in  Christ,  Drummond. 


«FEARNOT« 


•  .  .  Fear  not,  neither  be  dismayed. 

Deuteronomy  xxxi:  8, 

Ye  that  fear  the  LORD,  trust  in  the 
LORD:  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield.  P9Mim»  cxv:  n. 

There  is  no  power  in  the  world  so 
irrepressible  as  the  power  of  personal 
holiness.  A  man's  gifts  may  lack  op- 
portunity, his  efforts  be  misunderstood 
and  resisted,  but  the  spiritual  power  of 
a  consecrated  will  needs  no  opportun- 
ity, and  can  enter  where  the  doors  are 
shut.  Yes,  in  this  strange  and  tangled 
business  of  human  life  there  is  no  ener- 
gy that  so  steadily  does  its  work  as  the 
mysterious,  unconscious,  silent,  unob- 
trusive, impenetrable  influence  which 
comes  from  a  man  who  has  done  with 
all  self-seeking. 

The  BiBhop  of  Oxford, 


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i»FEARNOT« 


Fear  not,  stand  still,  and  see  the  sal- 
vation of  the  LO  R  D .         Exodus  xiV ;  13, 

Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth 
not  any:  he  is  mighty  in  strength  and 

wisdom.  Job  xxxvi:  5. 

O  divine  Lx)ve,  I  have  not  loved 
Thee  strongly,  deeply,  warmly  enough, 
. .  I  beseech  Thee,  accept  me  and  use 
me  a  little  for  Thy  glory.  I  have  done 
nothing  for  Thee  yet,  and  I  would  like 
to  do  something.  Oh,  do,  do,  I  beseech 
Thee,  accept  me  and  my  service  and 
take  Thou  all  the  glory. 

DtLvid  UvJngBtonm. 


»FEARNOT« 


Thus  saith  the  LORD  that  made  thee, 
.  .  .  which  will  help  thee:  Fear  not. 

lemiah  x/iV:  3, 

It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  LORD  than 
to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

Pamlma  cxviii:  9. 

It  is  no  delusion,  no  dream  of  a  hot 
brain,  no  error  of  a  too  confiding  soul, 
that  has  made  the  children  of  God  de- 
light to  trust  in  His  Providential  aid 
W^hen  Grod,  in  deed  and  in  truth,  is 
present  and  dominant  in  the  soul  of 
a  man.  He  can  and  He  will  give  to 
that  soul  a  real  guidance. 

Henry  Septimum  Sutton, 


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«FBARNOTC 


But  fear  not  thou,  .  .  .  for,  behold, 
I  will  save  thee  from  afar  off. 

Jeremiah  xlvi:  27* 

For  the  LORD  Crod  is  a  sun  and 
shield:  the  LORD  will  give  grace  and 
glory :  no  good  thing  vAU  he  withhold 
from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

Psalms  Ixxjuv  :  11, 

Do  thou  have  God  before  thine  eyes, 
and  contend  not  with  peevish  words. 

Thomas  a  Kempia^ 


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»F£AR  NOT« 


.  .  .  Peace  be  to  you,  fear  not. 

Gexieaia  xJiii:  23, 

O  that  there  were  such  an  heart  in 
them,  that  they  would  fear  me,  and 
keep  all  my  commandments  always, 
that  it  might  be  well  with  them,  and 
with  their  children  for  ever! 

Deuteronomy  r ;  29, 

Mind,  it  is  our  best  work  He  wants, 
not  the  dregs  of  our  exhaustion.  I  think 
He  must  prefer  quality  to  quantity. 

George  McDonmlfL 


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i^FBAR  NOT« 


.  .  .  Why  are  ye  fearfiil,  O  ye  of  lit- 
tle faith  ?  St  Matthew^  viii .  Q6, 

.  .  •  Fear  not;  the  LORD  shall  fight 

for  you.  Exodum  xiV ;  13, 14. 

Every  trouble  is  an  opportunity  to 
win  the  grace  of  strength.  Whatever 
else  trouble  is  in  the  world  for,  it  is  here 
for  this  good  purpose:  to  develop 
strength.  Fortunately,  every  day  is 
crowded  with  care.  Every  day  to 
every  one  of  us  brings  its  questions, 
its  worries,  and  its  tasks,  —  brings  its 
sufficiency  of  trouble.  Thus  we  get  our 
daily  spiritual  exercise.  Every  day  we 
are  blessed  with  new  opportunities  for 
the  development  of  strength  of  soul. 

Rev.  George  Hodgea,  D.D. 


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9IFBAR  NOTii 


The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  is  become  my  salvation. 

PsAlma  cxviii:  14, 

Fear  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee:  be  not 
dismayed;  for  I  am  thy  God:  I  will 
strengthen  thee;  yea,  I  will  help  thee; 
yea,  I  will  uphold  thee  with  the  right 
hand  of  my  righteousness. 

lamimh  xli:  10. 

It  is  thy  duty  to  put  on  the  new  man 
and  to  be  changed  into  another  man. 
It  is  thy  duty  ofttimes  to  do  what  thou 
wouldst  not;  thy  duty  to  leave  undone 
what  thou  wouldst  do. 

Thomms  a  Kempia. 


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SFEAR  NOT« 


When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not 
be  afraid :  yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and 
thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

Proverbs  iU:  24. 

...  I  will  make  darkness  light  before 
them,  and  crooked  things  straight. 
These  things  will  I  do  unto  them,  and 
not  forsake  them.  j^^^  ^,^,  ^^. 

Only  believe,  in  spite  of  all  present 
discouragement,  that  God  will  assur- 
edly fiilfil,  and  is  now  fulfilling.  His 
promise,  even  though  we  are  not  con- 
scious of  His  operation.  And  Cjod  will 
indeed  fiilfil  His  Word.         selected. 


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SFEARNOTS 


And,  behold,  an  hand  touched  me, .  .  . 
then  said  he  unto  me,  Fear  not. 

Dmniel  x:  10,  12. 

So  that  we  may  boldly  say,  The 
Lord  is  my  helper,  I  will  not  fear  what 
man  shall  do  unto  me. 

Hebrewa  xiii:  6. 

Come  hither,  all  whom  pain 

Doth  arraign, 
Bringing  all  your  sins  to  sight — 

Come  hither,  all ; 
Taste,  and  Fear  not;  God  is  here 

In  this  cheer. 
And  on  sin  doth  cast  the  fright. 

Rev.  George  Herbert, 


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*  FEAR  NOT* 

...  It  is  I ;  be  not  afraid. 

St  Matthew  xiv:  Q7. 

Arise  therefore, . . .  doubting  nothing. 

Acta  x:  20. 

The  struggle  for  self-mastery,  the 
desire  to  overcome  pride  and  sensuality, 
to  bring  rebellious  passion  into  the  sub- 
jection of  the  spirit,  are  not  things  to 
be  feared.  As  the  pine  on  the  moun- 
tainside has  more  stability  than  the 
sycamore  of  the  vale,  because  of  the 
tempests  it  has  endured,  so  does  the 
soul  attain  the  true  fibre  of  Christian 
virtue  and  perfection  by  triumphing 
over  the  storms  of  passion  and  the 
aridity  of  doubt. 

Rair,  P.  /.  Healy,  S.  T.  D. 


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*  FEAR  NOT* 


For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face 
without  spot ;  yea,  thou  shalt  be  stead- 
fast, and  shalt  not  fear.        j^^  ^ .  ^5 

And  I  will  strengthen  them  in  the 
Lord;  and  they  shalt  walk  up  and 
down  in  his  name,  saith  the  LORD. 

Zechariah  x:  1^4 

The  healthy  sense  of  progress,  which 
is  necessary  to  the  strength  and  happi- 
ness of  men,  does  not  consist  in  the 
anxiety  of  a  struggle  to  attain  a  higher 
place  or  rank,  but  in  gradually  perfect- 
ing the  manner  and  accomplishing  the 
ends  of  the  life  which  we  have  chosen, 
or  which  circumstances  have  deter- 
mined for  us.  ^„3;^^. 


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SFEAR  NOT* 


Fear  not,  little  flock ;  for  it  is  your 
Father's  good  pleasxire  to  give  you  the 

kingdom.  S^,  j^^jte  rU:  32. 

©SB* 

.  . .  For  there  is  no  restraint  to  the 
Lord  to  save  by  many  or  by  few. 

1  Samuel  xiV:  6. 

God  regards  the  personality  of  man. 
He  persuades,  He  invites,  He  knocks 
at  the  door  of  the  soul,  but  man  must 
respond,  for  even  to  God  the  Will  of 
man  is  sacred,  and  even  from  Him  it 

suffers  no  violence.         j,,^^^^  Thompson. 


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9IFEAR  NOT* 


And  Moses  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  not:  for  God  is  come  to  prove 
you,  and  that  his  fear  may  be  before 
your  faces,  that  ye  sin  not 

ExoduB  XX.*  30, 

. . .  The  Lord  shall  give  thee  rest 
from  thy  sorrow,  and  from  thy  fear. 

JaatMh  xir:  3, 

God  gives  us  always  strength  enough 
and  sense  enough  for  what  He  wants 
us  to  do :  if  we  either  tire  ourselves  or 
puzzle  ourselves,  it  is  our  own  fault. 
And  we  may  always  be  sure  whatever 
we  are  doing,  that  we  cannot  be  pleas- 
ing Him,  if  we  are  not  happy  ourselves. 

Ruakin, 


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HiFEAR  NOT* 


And  the  LORD  said  unto  Joshua, 
Fear  not,  neither  be  thou  dismayed. 

Joshua  viii:  1. 

Behold,  God  is  my  salvation ;  I  will 
trust,  and  not  be  afraid ;  for  the  LORD 
Jehovah  is  my  strength  and  my  song. 

Isaiah  xii:  2. 

Grant  us  the  knowledge  that  we  need 

To  solve  the  questions  of  the  mind ; 
Light  Thou  our  candle  while  we  read. 

And  keep  our  hearts  from  going  blind. 
Enlarge  our  vision  to  behold 

The  wonders  Thou  hast  wrought  of 
old. 
Reveal  Thyself  in  every  law, 

And  gild  the  towers  of  Truth  with 

holy  awe.  van  Dyke. 


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*FEAR  NOT* 


Fear  none  of  those  things  which  thou 

Shalt  suffer.  Revelation  ii:  10, 

Unto  thee,  O  my  strength,  will  I  sing : 
for  G^  ^s  my  defence,  and  the  god  of 
my  mercy.  p.^^,  ^,  ^^^ 

Fight  like  a  good  soldier:  and  if 
thou  sometimes  fall  through  frailty,  take 
again  greater  strength  than  before, 
trusting  in  my  more  abundant  grace, 
and  take  great  heed  of  vain  pleasing 
of  thyself  and  of  pride. 

Thomas  a  Kempis. 


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SFBARNOT9I 


Also  thou  shall  lie  down,  and  none 
shalt  make  thee  afraid.         ^^^  ^..  ^g 

Have  not  I  commanded  thee?  Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage;  be  not 
afraid,  neither  be  thou  dismayed :  for 
the  Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee  wither- 
soever thou  goest  j^^t,^^  y,  p. 

Train  yourself  to  find  good  in  what 
seems  evil;  to  make  of  disaster  an  op- 
portunity for  your  courage ;  to  master 
suffering  by  patience;  to  learn  from 
sorrow,  sympathy.  ^,  3^  ^^„,^^^ 


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aiFBARNOT^ 


...  Ye  shall  not  be  afraid  of  the  face 
of  man ;  for  the  judgment  is  God's. 

Deuteronomy  i :  1 7. 

He  staggered  not  at  the  promise  of 
God  through  unbelief;  but  was  strong 
in  faith,  giving  glory  to  God ;  and  being 
fully  persuaded  that,  what  he  had 
promised,  he  was  able  also  to  perform. 

Romans  iv:  20,  3L 

Earth  is  for  work,  heaven  for  wages; 
this  life  for  the  battle,  another  for  the 
crown ;  time  for  employment,  eternity 
for  enjoyment.  g„,;^,.,. 


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*FEARNOT* 


Thou  drewest  near  in  the  day  that  I 
called  upon  thee :  thou  saidst,  Fear  not. 

Lamentations  Hi:  57, 

. . .  Deal  covirageously,  and  the  LORD 
shall  be  with  the  good. 

11  Chroniclea  xix:  It. 

Sad  will  be  the  day  for  any  man 
when  he  becomes  absolutely  contented 
with  the  life  he  is  living,  with  the 
thoughts  he  is  thinking,  and  the  deeds 
that  he  is  doing — when  there  is  not 
forever  beating  at  the  doors  of  his  soul 
some  great  desire  to  do  something 
larger  which  he  knows  that  he  was 
meant  and  made  to  do  because  he  is 
called  a  child  of  God.    p^.^,;^^  brooks. 


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*  FEAR  NOT* 


He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles  : 
yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch 

*^-  Job  v:  19. 

...  Be  not  afraid  of  them,  neither 
be  afraid  of  their  words,  though  briers 
and  thorns  be  with  thee. 

Ezekielii:  6. 

Bayard  Taylor,  who  overcame  so 
many  difficulties  in  the  course  of  his 
courageous  life,  once  said  finely:  "The 
soul  must  sweat  blood.  Nothii^  is  well 
done  that  is  done  easily." 


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SiFEAR  NOT« 


Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of 
more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

St.  Matthew  x:  31, 

Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled :  ye 
believe  in  God,  believe  also  in  me. 

St.  John  xiv:  1. 

Think  not  thyself  wholly  left,  al- 
though for  a  time  I  have  sent  thee  some 
tribulation,  or  even  have  withdrawn 
thy  desired  comfort ;  for  this  is  the  way 
to  the  kingdom  of  Heaven. 

T/iomas  «  Kempim. 


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SFEARNOTS 


For  I  the  LORD  thy  God  will  hold 
thy  right  hand,  saying  unto  thee,  Fear 
not ;  I  will  help  thee.        j^^^  ^.  jj 

Thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  for  me ; 
•  •  •  I  will  not  be  afraid  often  thousands 
of  people.  P3^3  ^...  j^  5. 

To  work  fearlessly,  to  follow  earn- 
estly after  truth,  to  rest  with  a  childlike 
confidence  in  God's  guidance,  to  leave 
one's  lot  willingly  and  heartily  to 
Him  —  this  is  my  sermon  to  myself. 
If  we  could  live  more  within  sight  of 
heaven,  we  should  care  less  for  the 
turmoil  of  earth.       ^^^  ^  .^^^^  ^reen. 


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9FEARNOTS 


Fear  not :  for  I  have  redeemed  thee. 

Isaiah  xliii:  1, 

Now  therefore  keep  thy  sorrow  to 
thyself,  and  bear  with  a  good  courage 
that  which  has  befallen  thee. 

BadrtLS  x:  IS. 

Submission,  courage,  exertion — these 
seem  to  be  the  weapons  with  which  we 
must  fight  life's  long  battle. 

Charlotte  Bronte. 


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*FEARNOT* 

. . .  Fear  them  not,  neither  be  dis- 
mayed at  their  looks.       ^zekM  m:  9. 

Though  an  host  shotdd  encamp 
against  me,  my  heart  shall  not  fear. 

Paalma  xxvii:  3. 

The  whole  duty  of  man  is  embraced 
in  two  principles  of  abstinence  and 
patience :  temperance  in  prosperity,  and 
courage  in  adversity.  s,„,^ 


30 


SFBARNOTS 


The  angel  of  the  LORD  encampeth 
round  about  them  that  fear  him. 

Paalma  xxxiv:  7, 

Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage, 
fear  not,  nor  be  afraid  of  them:  for 
the  Lord  thy  God,  he  it  is  that  doth 
go  with  thee ;  he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor 

forsake  thee.  Deuteronomy  xjod:  6. 

Happy  and  strong  and  brave  shall 
we  be,  able  to  endure  all  things  and  to 
do  all  things — if  we  believe  that,  every 
day,  every  hour,  every  moment  of  our 
life  is  in  His  hands.      ^^^^  y^  r>yke. 


31 


9IFBAR  NOT« 


. . .  The  Lord  is  with  us :  fear  them 

^^^^  Numbers  xiv:  9. 

Be  of  gocxi  courage,  and  he  shall 
strengthen  your  heart,  all  ye  that  hope 
in  the  LORD. 

Pamlms  xxvU:  16  (Prayer  Book  Version), 

When  anything  goes  wrong  the 
trouble  is  apt  to  be  with  ourselves. 
Instead  of  blaming  others  or  murmur- 
ing at  circumstances,  let  us  ask  God  to 
flash  the  light  of  the  Holy  Spirit  upon 
our  own  hearts,  revealing  what  is  con- 
trary to  His  will,  and  then  enabling  us 
to  rectify  it  by  His  grace  and  power. 

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32 


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.  . .  Thou  Shalt  not  fear. 

Immiah  liv:  14, 

The  name  of  the  LORD  is  a  strong 
tower:  the  righteous  runneth  into  it^ 

and  IS  safe.  proverbs  xviii:  10. 

Every  evil  to  which  we  do  not  suc- 
cumb is  a  benefactor.  As  the  Sandwich 
Islander  believes  that  the  strength  and 
valor  of  the  enemies  that  he  kills  pass 
into  himself,  so  we  gain  strength  of  the 
temptations  we  resist.  Emerson. 


33 


«FEAR  NOT9I 


Fear  not,  neither  be  afraid.  ...  Is 
there  a  God  beside  me  ?  j^^  ^^,  ^ 

. .  .  The  Lord  will  again  rejoice  over 
thee  for  good,  as  he  rqoiced  over  thy 

fathers.  Deuteronomy  xxx;  9. 

Sharp  sorrow,  at  one  time  or  another, 
will  come  to  each  of  us,  if  indeed  it  has 
not  already  come.  But  this  same  sor- 
row is  a  gentle  teacher,  and  reveals 
many  things  that  would  otherwise  be 
hard  to  understand.  Sorrow  passes. 
"  See,"  says  a  keen  observer,  "  how  lit- 
tle trace  a  single  sorrow,  even  a  great 
one,  leaves  in  any  life."  He  did  not 
mean  that  the  influence  of  sorrow  is 
slight,  he  only  meant  that  Life  is  greater 
than  sorrow  and  need  not  be  overborne 

•^y  *^'  AnnM  Robertson  Brown, 


34 


9IFEAR  NOTS 


...  Be  not  affrighted :  ye  seek  Jesus 

of  Nazareth.  StMarkx^l:  6. 

They  that  wait  upon  the  Lord  shall 
renew  their  strength.       j^^  ^.  ^^ 

Who  comes  to  God  an  inch  through 

doubtings  dim, 
In  blazing  light  He  will  approach  a 

yard  toward  him. 

Oriental  Poem, 


35 


*FEAR  NOT* 


If  I  Speak  of  strer.gth,  lo,  he  is  strong. 

Jobix:  19, 

Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces :  for  I  am 
with  thee  to  deliver  thee,   saith  the 

^^^^^-  Jeremiah  i:  8. 

If  we  can  only  get  out  of  our  souls 
the  thought  that  it  matters  not  if  we 
are  happy  or  sorrowful,  if  only  we 
are  dutiful  and  faithful  and  brave  and 
strong,  then  we  should  be  in  the 
atmosphere,  we  should  be  in  the  great 
company  of  the  Christ. 

PhiUipe  Brooks. 


36 


SFEARNOT^ 


. . .  Why  are  ye  so  fearfiil  ?  how  is 
it  that  ye  have  no  faith  ? 

St  Mark  iv:  40. 

For  there  stood  by  me  this  night  the 
angel  of  Crod,  whose  I  am,  and  whom 
I  serve,  saying,  Fear  not 

AcU  xxvii:  Q3,  24. 

You  ask  from  God  and  say,  Lord, 
give  this  or  that  to  me.  What  can  He 
give  you  whose  hands  are  filled  with 
other  things?  God  wishes  to  bestow 
upon  you  His  gifts  and  does  not  see 
where  He  can  put  them. 

Auguatinm. 


37 


iiFEARNOTIi 


Fear  not  therefore:  ye  are  of  more 
value  than  many  sparrows. 

St  Luke  xii:  7. 

Wait  on  the  LORD:  be  of  good 
courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  thine 
heart :  wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

Pmmlm9  xxvii:  14, 

"  Tie  up  thy  fears ; 

He  that  forbears 

To  suit  and  serve  his  need 

Deserves  his  load." 

But  as  I  raved  and  grew  more 
fierce  and  wild 

At  every  word, 

Methought  I  heard  one  call- 
ing "Child," 

And  I  repUed, "  My  Lord." 

Rev.  George  Herbert. 


38 


iiFEAR  NOT« 


. .  •  As  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength 
be 

*^^*  Deuteronomy  xxxiii:  25m 

But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  an- 
swered him,  saying,  Fear  not :  believe 
only,  and  she  shall  be  made  whole. 

St  Luke  viii:  50. 

Devout  fellowship  with  God  is  the 
spring  of  all  our  life  and  the  strength 
of  it.  By  this  contact  with  the  world 
unseen  we  receive  continual  accesses 
of  strength.   As  our  day,  so  is  our 

strength.  ^.  ^^  Manning, 


39 


9IFEARNOT9 


Fear  not :  for  I  am  with  thee. 

IsMimh  xliii:  5, 

. . .  Let  not  your  heart  faint.  Fear 
not,  for  the  LORD  your  God  is  he  that 
goeth  with  you, ...  to  save  you. 

Deuteronomy  xz ;  3,  4» 

Then,  welcome  each  rebuff 

That  turns  earth's  smoothness  rough. 

Each  sting  that  bids  nor  sit,  nor  stand, 

but  go ! 
Be  our  joys  three  parts  pain ! 
Strive,  and  hold  cheap  the  strain ; 
Learn,  nor  account  the  pang;    dare, 

never  grudge  the  throe. 

Robert  Browning, 


40 


«FEARNOT« 


For  Gcxi  hath  not  given  us  the  spirit 
of  fear ;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and 
of  a  sound  mind.  jj  ^.^^,^^  . .  ^^ 

After  these  things  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Abram  in  a  vision, 
saying,  Fear  not,  Abram:  I  am  thy 
shield,  and  thy  exceeding  great  reward. 

Genesis  xv;  1, 

Should  we  feel  at  times  disheartened 
and  discouraged,  a  confiding  thought, 
a  simple  movement  of  heart  towards 
God  will  renew  our  powers. 

BeneJon, 


41 


SiF£ARNOT« 


The  secret  of  the  LORD  is  with  them 
that  fear  him.  p,^^,  „^ .  ^^ 

Fear  none  of  those  things :  ...  be 
thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give 
thee  a  crown  of  life. 

Revelation  ii :  10, 

O  friend,  never  strike  sail  to  a  fear ! 
Come  into  port  greatly,  or  sail  with 
God  the  seas.  Not  in  vain  you  live,  for 
every  passing  eye  is  cheered  and  re- 
fined by  the  vision.  Emerson. 


4i 


*FEAR  NOT* 

But  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Fear 
not,  Zacharias :  for  thy  prayer  is  heard. 

St  Luke  i:  13. 

Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves 
to  think  any  thing  as  of  ourselves;  but 
our  sufficiency  is  of  God. 

//  Corinthiana  Hi:  5. 
SB** 

Our  only  victory  over  temptations  is 
through  persisting  courage  and  an 
indomitable  cheerfulness. 

Frederic  W.  Fmber. 


43 


»FBARNOT« 


Fear  not ;  from  henceforth  thou  shalt 
catch  men.  ^^  ^^^  ^.  j^ 

Thou  therefore,  my  son,  be  strong  in 
the  grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

//  Timothy  ii:  1, 

What  else  is  Wisdom  ?  What  of  man's 

endeavor 
Or  God's  high  grace  so  lovely  and  so 

great? 
Fear  not !  From  fear  set  free,  to  breathe 

and  wait. 
To  hold  a  hand  uplifted  over  Hate; 
And  shall  not  Loveliness  be  loved 

forever?  Euripides. 


44 


«FEAR  NOT« 


The  Lord  is  on  my  side ;  I  will  not 
fear:  What  can  man  do  unto  me ? 

Paalma  cxviii:  6» 

And  Joshua  said  imto  them,  Fear 
not,  nor  be  dismayed,  be  strong  and  of 
good  courage :  for  thus  shall  the  LORD 
do  to  all  your  enemies  against  whom  ye 

^S^^  JoMhua  x:  as. 

Where  Thou  art  not,  man  hath 

naught ; 
Every  bold  deed  and  thought 
Comes  from  Thy  Divinity. 

Selected, 


45 


*FEARNOT* 


.  .  •  Fear  God,  and  keep  his  com- 
mandments :  for  this  is  the  whole  duty 

of  man.  Eccleaiaates  xii:  13. 

There  is  no  fear  in  love ;  but  perfect 
love  casteth  out  fear.        ^^^^  ^^ .  ^^ 

The  Commandments  of  Cxod  are  not 
grievous  because  we  have  a  Power 
implanted  in  us  mightier  than  all  which 
would  dispute  the  sway  of  God's  Com- 
mandments and  God's  Love, — a  Power 
which  would  lift  us  above  all  hin- 
drances, carry  us  over  all  temptations, 
impel  our  listlessness,  sweep  with  it 
whatever  opposes  it — sweep  with  it 
even  the  dullness  or  sluggishness  of  our 
own  \Vills, — the  Almighty  Power  of 
the  Grace  of  God. 


Edwmrd  B.  Puaey. 


^ 


«iF£AR  NOT« 


The  Star  of  the  Unconquered 

wm 

The  Star  of  the  unconquered  will, 
He  rises  in  my  breast, 
Serene,  and  resolute,  and  still. 
And  calm,  and  self-possessed. 

And  thou,  too,  whosoe'er  thou  art. 
That  readest  this  brief  psalm. 
As  one  by  one  thy  hopes  depart 
Be  resolute  and  calm. 

O  fear  not  in  a  worid  like  this. 
And  thou  shalt  know  ere  long, — 
Know  how  sublime  a  thing  it  is 
To  suffer  and  be  strong* 

LiongfellovfT, 


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